Chop Shop Operator Sentenced

A man who operated a chop shop that sold rebuilt motorcycles using parts from stolen Harley-Davidsons has been sentenced to five years in prison. 61-year-old David Gebert, who ran Dee Gee Motors in Sarver with his wife, has also been ordered to pay $460,090 in restitution. He won't start his sentence until after he completes two 10-year prison terms in South Dakota for a 2004 grand theft conviction when he was caught stealing Harleys at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota's Black Hills. Gebert and his wife, Linda, stole Harleys at rallies in Florida, Georgia and South Dakota and brought them to two salvage shops they owned. Investigators found 81 vehicles at his residence and business that were stolen or included stolen parts.
Linda Gebert was sentenced in April to 18 months in prison for her guilty pleas to operating the chop shop and money laundering.